Track-fastening for rail-joints.



B. WOLHAUPTHR.

TRACK FASTENING FOR RAIL JOINTS APPLIUATIQN FILED APR. 7, 1911.

1,038,81 1 Batented Sept. 17, 1912.

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-BE1\TJAMIN worrmur'rnn, or NnwnooHELLn, NEW YORK, assronon To TIEIEZEHEA JOINT comranv, or NEW rock, n. v., aconroaarxon, or new Yonx TRACK-FASTENING ma RAIL-JOINTS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN WOL- HAUPTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Rochelle, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Track-Fastcnings for Rail-Joints,

*of which the following is a specification.

- The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the-com struction of rail joints, and more particu- .larly to those of, the Weber type, the'primary object of theinvention being toadapt and modernize this type of joint, in a thoroughly 4 l etlicient manner, to theuse of in place of the ordinary type of hich; have heretofore been generally employed. v

Though possessing special utility in its application, to the -Weber type of rail joint, yet the improvements claimed herein are equally serviceable with any construction of joint presenting similar spiking-conditions, and particularly where the jointonly provides'a hearing or support for the under side of the screw-spike head on the side to-' ward the rail, leaving the outer side unsup-- ported, with the consequence that the-screwspike has a tendency to tip outwardly; This outward tipping of the screw-spikes has i been considered objectionable and a specific Lao object of the present invention is accordingly to overcome this objection by the provision of a rail joint in which a firm and rigid support is obtained for the under surfaces of the screw-spike heads on the outer side thereof, as well as on the inner side, or side toward the rail.

With these and many other objects in View which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination. and arrangements of the parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

The essential features of the invention involved in carrying out the objects above specified are necessarily susceptible to a wide range of structural modification without departing from the sgtzpe of the invention, but a preferred emb iment thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in wl1ich---- j Figure 1 is an end view, partly in section, of a rail joint constructed in accordance Specification of Letters Patent.

with the invention, showing the rail in sec tlon. Fig. 2 1s a top plan view ofa portion of the rail oint, the bolt being omitted.

Corresponding and like parts are referred I tom the following description and indicated Patented Sept. 17,1912. i Application filed April 7,1911. Serial No. 619,591.

in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

I Referring to the drawings, which illus trate one embodiment of the invention, the

numeral 1 designates thera'il resting upon the base plate 2 of a shoe-angle A having. near its outer edge the usual upright boltof the rails at one side thereof and provided with the top and bottom flanges 5-5 forming therebetween the channel which rc c-cives the filler block 6 that is interposed between -ing flange 3, and cooperating therewith is the channel-bar B fitting the fishing spaces the channelb'ar and the bolting flange 3 of the shoe-angle. At the opposite side of the rails is arranged the angle-bar c having the.

usual upper bearing head 7 presenting the bearing face 8 for engagement with the un.

der sides of the rail heads, said bar being further provided with the usual inclined footfiange 9 which extends outwardly over the flange of the rail.. The usual joint bolts D hold the several parts together in the usual way.

The various joint members so far described are substantially then-same as those now in use, and merely serve to illustrate the well-known type of .Veber joint.

In carrying out the present invention the shoe-angle A is provided at the junction of the base plate 2 and upright bolting flange 3 with an outwardly projecting spiking too or flange 10 which has a substantially flat upper surface, and is provided at suitable intervals with the spike-receiving openings 11, the width of the said flange being approximately equal to the'diameter of the heads 12 upon the screw-spikes 13. The upper edges of the spike-receiving openings 11 are chainfered or beveled at 14. at an angle corresponding to the beveled or conical under sides 12' ofthe spike heads 12, so that when the spikes are turned into position, a firm bearing will be provided for the heads 12 thereof on all sides. The under part of the head of the screw spike 13 may be made flat so that no bcvcling is necf ssary. The

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an ,wardly..projecting su porting. rib bemg ormed at the ed a 'o the base plate.

This rib 16 has a heig t substantially equal 'to the thickness of the rail base at-the outer edge thereof and the up er bearing edge of the said rib is beveled iiiwardly at 17 on an angle correspondin .to the inclination of the upper surface of te rail base. v The floor flange 9 of the angle-bar C has i the edge thereof providedat points adjacent the spikesreceiving openings l5.with clear permit the heads 19 of the spikes to come into direct binding contact with the edges of the base flanges of the rails. With this construction it will be obvious that when the screw-spikes 13 are turned into position, the beveled under sides the heads 12 thereof will be brought .into a firm enga ement with the beveled upper surface 17 o the rib 16, and also with the inthereof. A firmbearing is thus prorevented from and the spikes are thereby ie as been found the outward tipping wh ,rom the foregoing description, it will be apparent that by constructing a Weber or other rail joint in the manner .described, screw-spikes may be employed in connection therewith without danger of the spikes tipa ping outwardly and being deflected away from the rails in such'a manner as ,to have their efliciency eitherdecreased or destroyed.

' a Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction as fall within the appended claims may be resorted to Without departin from the spirit or sacrificing any of the a vantages of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. In a track fastening for rail joints, a rail joint including the rails, the joint bolts, a joint bar engaged by the bolts and'having a base plate provided adjacent one edge with a spike-hole and a spike head bearing surrounding said hole, and adjacent its opposite edge provided with a spike-hole and a spike head bearing located at the outer side of said hole, and screw spikes arranged in the respective holes and whose heads engage said bearings, the head of the inner spike also engagingthe rail flange.

2. In atrack fastening for railjoints, a

rail joint including the rails, the joint bolts, a shoe angle engaged by the joint bolts and provided at its outer corner with a spiking flange having a spike-hole and a symmetrical spike-hole bearing surrounding said hole, and at its inner edge having a spikehole and a raised spike head bearing located at the outer side of said hole, and screw spikes arranged in the res BClJlVG holes and whose heads engage sai bearings, the head of the inner spike alspen ga ing the rail flange.

testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN WOLHAUPTER. Witnesses; E. F. SCHERMERHORN, K. MCNALLY.

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